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. >>> as chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary hangs in the balance, one republican is having a slight change of heart. senator john mccain said today even though he does not think hagel is qualified, he should be confirmed because enough time has been allowed for questions. another senate vote is expected after congress returns february 25th. >>> the news edge on d.c. now and a house fire in southeast turns into a crime scene. in all seven people inside a home on 33rd street were taken to a hospital after the house caught fire around 3:00 this morning. two children were injured. one was unconscious when firefighters pulled her to safety and performed cpr. the homeowner has been arrested and faces simple assault and felony threat charges. neighbors describe the scene as chaotic. >> maybe around 2:30, 3:00 a heard a lot of banging and around 3:00 i started to see the fire trucks and they were sawing on the roof trying to get the roof open breaking all the windows. >> the fire happened right behind mayor gray's house. his security detail was the first to call for help. officials
. >>> as chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary hangs in the balance, one republican is having a slight change of heart. senator john mccain said today even though he does not think hagel is qualified, he should be confirmed because enough time has been allowed for questions. another senate vote is expected after congress returns february 25th. >>> the news edge on d.c. now and a house fire in southeast turns into a crime scene. in all seven people inside a home on...
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chuck hagel at defense, john brennan at the cia, and now senator mccain saying he is not ready to call it a day on all of this. a congress hearing -- >> then you ought to have your facts straight. >> reporter: after congressional hearing. >> who responsible then? >> reporter: republican senator john mccain challenge, the white house on its response to benghazi. now he is going further on nbc's "meet the press." >> so there are many, many questions and we have had a massive cover-up. >> a cover-up of what? i'm just saying you, a cover-up of what? >> i'll be glad to send you a list of questions that have not been answered. >> reporter: the white house says it's given answers. conducted 20 briefings for congress. officials have testified at ten hearings, answered how queries. it all adds up to 10,000 pages of documents. just last week, mccain himself told cnn recent responses on benghazi were, quote, adequate. so, is this just politics? when we asked mccain's office what other questions the senator still had, we were referred to this january press release, listing 14 questions. like this
chuck hagel at defense, john brennan at the cia, and now senator mccain saying he is not ready to call it a day on all of this. a congress hearing -- >> then you ought to have your facts straight. >> reporter: after congressional hearing. >> who responsible then? >> reporter: republican senator john mccain challenge, the white house on its response to benghazi. now he is going further on nbc's "meet the press." >> so there are many, many questions and we...
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more political maneuvering around the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. republican opponents say the vote should go forward unless more damaging material surfaces this week. the earliest that the nomination could go before the senate is a week from today. >>> and there's also plenty of political posturing over the issue of immigration reform. republicans and democrats are predicting president obama would fail if he pushes forward with his own initiative. house republican lawmakers don't like that. >> by giving advantage to those who cut in front of the line for immigrants who came here legally, not dealing with border security adequately, that tells us that he's looking for a partisan advantage. >> i hope that republicans and democrats up there don't get involved in some kind of typical washington back and forth sideshow here. and rather just roll up their sleeves and get to work. >> the white house says the president would push his only plan only if lawmakers cannot get the job done. the white house has been working for quite a while on an immigration pl
more political maneuvering around the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. republican opponents say the vote should go forward unless more damaging material surfaces this week. the earliest that the nomination could go before the senate is a week from today. >>> and there's also plenty of political posturing over the issue of immigration reform. republicans and democrats are predicting president obama would fail if he pushes forward with his own initiative. house republican...
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. >>> two of the most outspoken republican critics of defense secretary nominee chuck hagel now say they will no longer hold up his senate confirmation. senator john mccain of arizona and senator lindsey graham of south carolina both saying they'll back off. republican senator john barrasso of wyoming insisting holding up the vote wasn't a political ploy. >> i have grave reservations. i think he's been wrong about iran, wrong with israel, wrong in iraq, wrong with nuclear weapons. absolutely, i plan to vote against him. >> another vote is set for a week from tomorrow. hagel, at the end of all this, is expected to win confirmation. >>> we keep showing this because it's just that awesome. nothing but net. the head basketball coach at canada's brandon university, gil chong, sank this half-court shot. and because of it, one lucky student got a semester's free tuition. the student was allowed to take anyone to take the shot for him. he chose wisely. rather than pick the player, he picked the coach. he gets a semester free. good for all of them. >> love he does the run around. >>> undocumented
. >>> two of the most outspoken republican critics of defense secretary nominee chuck hagel now say they will no longer hold up his senate confirmation. senator john mccain of arizona and senator lindsey graham of south carolina both saying they'll back off. republican senator john barrasso of wyoming insisting holding up the vote wasn't a political ploy. >> i have grave reservations. i think he's been wrong about iran, wrong with israel, wrong in iraq, wrong with nuclear...
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former senator chuck hagel. if hagel already lost one vote in the senate. and his next chance for a do over is one week away. the longer he hangs out there, the more time critics have to find problems. senator mccain told fox news. >> there is a lot of ill will toward senator hagel. because when he was a republican he attacked president bush mercilessly. >> reporter: also in limbo the president's pick for cia john brennan. first one republican said he'd hold up brennan's confirmation until he got answers about drone use in the u.s.. the president said this. >> there has never been a drone used on an american citizen on american soil. >> reporter: then critics say they might hold up brennan over something else. saying the attack in ben gay city was sparked -- benghazi saying it was parked by a protest. then there is treasury nominee jack lou. his confirmation was meant to be smooth sailing but republican senators tell cnn they plan to slow him down over questions about everything from his work at citi group to how the white house will overhaul medicare. >> t
former senator chuck hagel. if hagel already lost one vote in the senate. and his next chance for a do over is one week away. the longer he hangs out there, the more time critics have to find problems. senator mccain told fox news. >> there is a lot of ill will toward senator hagel. because when he was a republican he attacked president bush mercilessly. >> reporter: also in limbo the president's pick for cia john brennan. first one republican said he'd hold up brennan's...
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. >>> "the washington post" says the bid for chuck hagel to become defense secretary will probably come to an up or down vote in the senate. the nomination has been held up due to questions about how the white house handled the attack in libya. senator john mccain says there's been a reasonable amount of time to have those questions answered. >>> and "usa today" says venezuelan leader hugo chavez made a surprise return to his country earlier today two months after undergoing cancer surgery in cuba. it was announced via the presid >>> we've got big time changes in our weather. clouds on shore as that sea breeze has kicked in, and brought with low clouds in the bay. the temperatures not too bad. 46 in concord. 50 in oakland. 47 in san francisco. 50s as we head toward the afternoon. much cooler around the bay area and a chance for rain and tuesday into wednesday morning. staying unsettled after that. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by aarp. real possibilities. >>> people all over the world are looking up after a series of close encounters with meteors and asteroids. we
. >>> "the washington post" says the bid for chuck hagel to become defense secretary will probably come to an up or down vote in the senate. the nomination has been held up due to questions about how the white house handled the attack in libya. senator john mccain says there's been a reasonable amount of time to have those questions answered. >>> and "usa today" says venezuelan leader hugo chavez made a surprise return to his country earlier today two...